A Los Angeles County sheriff’s deputy accused by several female inmates who say he sexually assaulted or harassed them is part of an ongoing internal investigation, officials said Monday.

An administrative review has been launched against Deputy Hermann Kreimann Jr., who worked at the Clara Shortridge Foltz Criminal Justice Center as a bailiff escorting inmates from the courtroom to holding cells. Allegations against him arose in 2013, when one woman said he wanted her to perform oral sex on him, according to a report released to the media by the Los Angeles County District Attorney’s office. The woman did, because she was afraid if she didn’t, it would affect her case, she later told investigators. The woman said she told two other inmates about what happened. An investigation was launched and other women said he acted inappropriately toward them in 2013 and 2014. One woman stated that Kreimann fondled her. Others said he asked them to have sex.

DNA samples collected within the rooms where Kreimann allegedly abused the women were collected, according to the Los Angeles County District Attorney’s office. One sample was a match for Kreimann.

But despite questionable cell phone messages, the district attorney’s office has declined to initiate criminal proceedings against him because the two women who had strong allegations against him declined to testify. Also, investigators were unable to determine if the DNA sample that matched Kreimann was related to the first woman who accused him.

The sheriff’s department, however, has launched its own review.

In the meantime, Kreimann has been relieved of duty, said sheriff’s spokesman Commander Keith Swensson.

“The bottom line is the administrative investigation will determine the outcome,” Swensson said.

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